Reassurance from other people on ADs please - what happens when you forget them?

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I have forgotten 3 ADs out of the past 7. I had a night of horrendous dreams, all of which revealed just how crap I am. And I am on edge and short tempered today. As I am a naturally optimistic person I am assuming that it is because of forgetting the ADs that I am feeling like this, and I am being thankful that I am now taking ADs, because before I started a day like this would be considered a good day.

however, such is the nature of the illness that I do need a quick bit of reassurance - because of course a small voice is trying to tell me that actually I am crap and it has nothing to do with the ADs.

So please tell me that I am only feeling like this because I forgot the ADs and that the same happens to you.

when i forgot mine, id go "bad" again until my body was stocked up with them over a few days... if i forgot on Monday, id feel bad about Wednesday. Thats why its important to not forget as you do notice breaks. xxx

I'm sure it;s only because you forgot your AD's.

It's a shitty illness that is just a painful as a physical one and it does need instant reassurance. Give yourself a chance to get back on track with the pills and take things from there.

Thinking of you.

I have been told that taking Prozac "erratically" - ie forgetting a few doses, then takingi t, then not taking it etc - can cause quite pronounced disturbances, certainly bad dreams/mood swings and possibly even psychosis.

I'm not trying to worry you, and my info could be wrong, but I think it's quite important you don't forget to take it.

Having said that, I am on amytriptyline (for anxiety/depression/insomnia/general "not-fit-to-live-ness", and I forgot to take it last night, and I had minging bad dreams too - could be the same effect.

That is quite a few to forget.

Yeah, I'd say you're feeling this way b/c you forgot them.

Anyway to set up more foolproof reminders?

Like maybe using your mobile phone or that?

I only forget them once in the past 8 months, that's b/c I loves 'em!

I do have a foolproof way - it is called a routine. And the bloody summer holidays ruins it all! In term time I have no problems remembering.

I suppose the other reason why I forget is because they are so effective. And so I sometimes find it hard to remember that I am actually suffering from depression!

(am trying very hard not to beat myself up for forgetting to thank you all in my last post)

Thank you [meek emoticon]

Ah, I know what you mean there. When they start to work you start to feel much better, more alive etc, it's much easier to forget that you need them.

Set an alarm on your mobile. To go off over and over at 15 minute intervals till you take the thing.